Our weekend with George
proved to be a great springboard to learning more about each other,
and how to then use what we learned to better communicate and
appreciate each others point of view. Its amazing
how much our history shapes us  and then again, how much we
forget to share our history with each other. Its the seemingly
insignificant points that actually become like a spot light shedding
vision on how to better become one. George pushed us, but never
too much. He prodded, but only choosing to prod where needed.
George was able to adjust his style based on ours  something
truly important when youve committed so much time to this
retreat! And with the entire weekend blanketed by faith, this
was an experience that will forever help to shape the future of our marriage. J.

A minister of Pastoral Care and
Counselling at a Toronto Church wha has referred several persons to
George says: I would recommend George Hartwell as one of
the finest and most effective Christian therapists I know. George is
an experienced Christian therapist who uses prayer and the Word of
God in a caring and compassionate way. To me he is a true Christian
Therapist who uses spiritual techniques in a skilled way to bring
people to wholeness in Christ. Contact George if you want
to speak to this local minister.

"I have George to be an
extremely insightful counsellor. One of his greatest gifts is his
ability to be empathic. He maintains an harmonious balance between
psychological and Biblical principles. His emphasis in listening
prayer therapy has proven to be tremendously helpful to me in my
search for self-awareness and healing.I am amazed at the results. Not
only has God given me tremendous insight into my emotional scars and
the lies I had believed, He has also replaced these with His truth."

Sharon, Ontario

We feel much better about ourselves and our
relationship. You have taught us the skills to effectively commuicate
with each other and in doing so heave brought us much closer
together. You have handed us so many useful tools that we will
forever use to better ourselves. Our deepest thanks and God bless,

Peter and Cathy of Toronto

George has a great sense of humour that
compliments his sincere nature which is backed up by an enlightening
and deep faith in the Lord.His counseling helped give me a more positive
self-image and erased typical pitfalls that my Christian faith had
fallen into. He is very flexible and truly caring, and with God's
help guided me to a path that I think eventually will lead me out of
my tendency towards depression and past hurts.

Tish, Ontario, Canada.

In my childhood I was often neglected, abandoned
and rejected. George helped me to understand the root of family
issues after one session. He uncovered core issues that were holding
me back as an adult and has given me the emotional and spiritual
support to rise above the abandonment and rejection I went through as
a child. Katherine, Toronto

George
 Thank You. You have brought hope and life to me and to so
many in our fellowship through your teaching and prayer ministry. The
possibility of discovering our God-given identity through this life
transformation ministry is exciting and I look forward to hearing
Jesus speak more truth into my life and the lives of others, so we
can live in the freedom Jesus intends. Ill miss you, your
humour and your Snoopy dives! Haste you back!

Feedback from a Personal
Intensive Therapeutic Retreat:

I knew I was in a crisis and that I needed something more
intense. I needed more time with somebody. It was very
hard for me financially but I was determined because I knew I had to
get here.
I've never developed compasion for myself before - learned how t do
it and actually do it. I am healing a little girl in a woman's body.
Even though it was a lot of work to come, I have a lot of solid
resources and I discovered I had a connection with God that I never
knew I had.
I just feel a lot lighter.

My philosophy will be to love life, be pure and have faith. Sasha

"This has been quite amazing. It has seemed to short-circuit
stuff quite immensely. It has been very powerful, useful and exciting
to see it go. We spent a lot of time (200 hours plus) kicking
out a lot of demons. You have revisited the places and achieved what
we did not achieve."

Experienced minister who sat in on a week long intensive personal
retreat someone he knew.

"I
desperately needed someone to talk with and help me work out the
struggles that I was facing. George was the first therapist I had
ever sat down with and with him I felt completely relaxed. His
healing prayer therapy had a tremendously positive effect on my life;
I literally was freed from strongholds that were at work in my life.
I am very grateful to George and sincerely recommend him."

Comments
from Ken B. - Toronto,Ontario

I
know George as George has helped me. I have learned to trust
him and his advice. I like the fact that George is gentle
(non-judgmental), realistic (practical), has empathy and gives me
hope and, therefore, something to stand on and to carefully work out.

George
left some principles with me on getting out of depression. At first
they didn't click in but now, a couple of weeks later, it is starting
to make sense.I
sensed that I was falling into depression. I listened back to a
recording of our prayer. I noticed that I was judging my inner child.
I confessed this as a sin. My mind started to think differently - it
wasn't God expecting that perfectionism. It was a legalism thing.I
came out of the depression. Now I am hopeful that I am learning
tools to deal with depression. I am learning to accept that, as a
child, God loves me and not to judge myself.

I have appreciated your help, not only in the
counselling sessions, but also on other occasions. ... Any time I
have phoned, you both took time to listen and pray. ... I pray the
Lord will continue to bless you in your counselling and teaching
ministry and thanks again for your help to my son, his girl friend
and myself.

Jean of Toronto, Canada.

Thank you, again for your assistance. (My wife) is showing
signs of great improvement. God is good. May He bless
you. Sincerely, Jim C (pastor, Rochester, New York).

Father
Bill Comerford,
(at the time) priest at St. Patricks Roman Catholic Church, Toronto,
says: "I recommend George as a counsellor. He is a wise
man with much experience."

I feel George is a "God send" as he uses his experiences,
education and faith in Jesus Christ to heal me from the inside
out. I believe in the way George counsels and that God brought
him in my life to help mend my broken heart. Amy

Sharon
D, of Beaton, Ontario, writes:

I
am amazed at the results. Not only has God given me tremendous
insight into my emotional scars and the lies I had believed, He has
also replaced these with His truth. I have experienced phenomenal
healing and am now confident that complete healing is possible in the
immediate future. The added bonus is that, throughout this process,
Jesus has become very real, personal and dear to me."

God the Father proudly showing
his daughter to everyone!

"My
birth was at the very time that my mother was in grief over the loss
of her mother. It seemed that I was born at the wrong time; that I
was a pain. I became super responsible  thought everything was
my fault. However, in a prayer encounter, I saw God the Father
proudly holding me in his arms and showing His daughter
to everyone. There was a welcome party at my birth! A celebration!
This brought an explosion of joy and new life to my heart. Now,
instead of shrinking away from life, I want to come forth. I have
much less feeling of depression and of giving up on life."

I
was surprised that I could have an encounter with God so easily and
that He was so willing to heal me right then, right there. I believe
George's faith has been and is instrumental in Listening Prayer
Therapy. It is he who guided me and instructed me in how to
listen to God and to have the same faith in what I was experiencing.
Now, I know in my heart that God is Love, He loves me, He is on my
side and is always there for me. For my part, I need to be
honest with Him and totally open, He does the rest.

GeorgeI
came to you in a lot of pain, feeling desperate and looking for
answers. George,you helped me to come to an understanding of myself
and how to better handle my situation.

George,
your support and guidance in this time of crisis has been valuable
and much appreciated. My husband sees the changes in me - He just
doesn't believe that they will last.

Sometimes
people come into your life and you know right way that they were
meant to be there - to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a
lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to be.
This for me has been you, George, and your counselling and guidance.

Your
counselling has helped me to love unconditionally, realize my
potential strengths and weakness and helped me to try to overcome
negativity in my relationships with my husband. Both my husband and
family have mentioned that they have witnessed a lot of change in
me.
Elizabeth, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.

Dear George,

I am writing to you today after such a long time
because I want to tell you how my life turned around so positively
with your help. Not only back then but my life continues to be wonderful.

As you well know, 4 years ago things in my life
had gone so wrong and I knew I needed to do something about it. I
also knew I couldn't do it alone and thank God I found you. If it
weren't for your help, professional knowledge, faith in God, prayer,
and love combined with my wanting to heal from within I don't think I
would have found this new wonderful life I am experiencing.

Since then I have married and have a new life
filled with trust and love, my wonderful husband and our little son.

I truly believe that after all that prayer,
listening, healing and removing old baggage I was able to move on and
believe. I also truly believe that all this happiness was God sent.

Granted, medications helped me to cope somewhat,
but I found that masking "the source" of my emotional
stresses would only allow me to cope with the fight within, to
a degree. So, I determined to get George's help
through his many years of experience so that I could understand the
"sources" and deal with them thus, gain a freedom
which would set me on a path of healings. George is helping me to
reach the goal of being set free from legalism and all
that goes with being chained within!

Cordially, Ken Buxton, in Canada.

It was like I was having massage therapy

In my session with George I forgave and cut
off all the ungodly ties with people
who have abused me, it was like I was having massage therapy, a whole
lot of stress, tension and knots lifted. (Toronto client, with permission.)

I know that God heals us, if we open up and allow
him to clean up our cesspool. I believe everyone has different
amount of stuff in their cesspool, some have more than others.
The Lord starts to strip, operate, remove, work on, change, etc. the
Boulders, then the Rocks, then the STONES (ever so getting more and
more painful), the dirt, the grit, the grain (as mustard seed (many,
many, many of these); we will never be perfect or arrive in our
humanness until we meet him in the air); we will be fallible ONLY The
Lord is Infallible and Perfect
BUT in the meantime we can with The
Lord help, get healed up from the hurts, pains, disappointments,
letdowns, etc., etc. from this life.

If the Lord is doing it for me through
counselling with George, The Lord can and will do it for anyone.
Individual client, Sept, 2005

George has brought to life in me the freedom I
experienced at salvation, but have lost over the years - freedom to
be me, to dare to trust God, to feature (be a partner) in this
relationship with God prominently, to experience heaven here. I
have experienced an awakening and a realization that we are always
being reborn. Its not a one of. Hallelujah!Liz of Saltcoats, Scotland

I am grateful for learning a practical,
tangible way of getting in touch with God and hearing from Him. God
does speak and does change your life.Claire, Saltcoats, Scotland.

Discovering how to get God's Word from your
head to your heart, in a few easy steps of praying and listening to
God, was great. And is something I will do with any other experience
that keeps me bound.Jesus is the key, but, now, I have been shown
how to use it; and open the door to my life, which I had kept well
locked up under lock and key. Thanks,Katie :-) Stevenston, Scotland

Thank you for the way you pray and teach.

Its been so encouraging watching Jesus
transform lives through your prayer ministry. Its been so well
received within the congregation and brought healing and freedom. I
can also testify to it. Enjoyed having you. Come again soon.Helen, Stevenston, Scotland.

References from clergy:

Andy
Leroux, Anglican priest at St. Ninian's anglican church in
Scarbourough (416) 438-2211,
says regarding Pastors' retreats: "Our pastor's group
(retreats) have been a journey into how we can be a community of life
in an otherwise hostile environment."

"I
have known George for many years ...as friend and colleague. I
highly recommend George as a man of integrity, and would have no
trouble recommending him as a wise counsellor. George is a very
trustworthy man and has many years of experience and wisdom in the
area of counselling. ... It is with conviction that I recommend
George as a highly skilled and trained counsellor."

Rev.
Paul white, (Former) Pastor of the Scarborough Vineyard says:
"Our pastor's group has has 4 retreats with George. Each has its
own flavour and has been a great mix of stimulating thought, inner
healing, rest and prayer."

Father
Terrry McKenna, Chaplain at Pearson
International Airport says: "On our recent retreat, George
served us will in that he facilitated all participants to offer
helpful feedback toward those who had shared in depth."

Clergy who observe an intensive personal therapeutic retreat:

"This has been quite amazing. It has seemed to short-circuit
stuff quite immensely. It has been very powerful, useful and exciting
to see it go. We spent a lot of time (200 hours plus) kicking
out a lot of demons. You have revisited the places and achieved what
we did not achieve."

"The nice thing from my perspective is that out of the many
things in a person's past and in the aspects of yourself that
you are not even aware of, Jesus leads just exactly to the spot that
needs to be dealt with. It gets dealt with and then you are to the
next spot. So the precision
in dealing with what has to be dealt with is a nice part of
this." Paul White

Professional phone counselling
with George is available to the following Canadian cities: Vancouver,
Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Saint John,
Halifax, St. John's.Call from Canada: 1 (877) 854-3990

Christian Phone counselling with
George Hartwell is available to the following Canadian provinces:Alberta, British
Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland.

Christian Phone counselling with
George is available to the following Alberta Cities and towns:
Calgary, Camrose, Edmonton, Edson, Grande Prairie,
Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Peace River, Red Deer, St. Paul.